Adaza, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Highland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50050. The Survey maps it on the Churdan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Jefferson quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Churdan quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Adaza between 2006 and 2015, burning about 124 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 August 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 414 140TH ST., CHURDAN, IA |
| 12 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | SE CORNER OF BRISTOL TWP, SEC 7, 800 BLOCK OF H AV |
| 16 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Adaza: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
9 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Adaza in 9 storm reports between 2007 and 2019: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Flood | Adaza | $100,000 | Iowa DOT reported Iowa 25 down to one lane due to water over the road. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Adaza | $3,000 | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Adaza | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adaza | - | This is a continuation of a miso-vortex that began in Calhoun county and entered into northern Greene county. The weak circulation produced only minor crop damage. Damage was found and documented using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adaza | - | Short lived miso-vortex that produced minor crop damage. Damage was found and documented using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adaza | - | Short-lived miso-vortex that produced minor crop damage. Damage was found and documented using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adaza | - | Another in a series of short lived miso-vorticies in Greene county. Produced only minor crop damage. The damage was found and documented using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Adaza | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Flood | Adaza | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Churdan | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Farlin | 8.6 miles | 9 | |
| Scranton | 12.2 miles | 8 | |
| Paton | 12.9 miles | 9 | |
| Gravel Pit | 13.8 miles | 9 | |
| Jefferson | 13.9 miles | 9 | |
| Dana | 14.7 miles | 11 | |
| Winkelmans | 17.5 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Adaza | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4680935 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 454096. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






